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bernina 850 machine (2023 Update)
Hi there!! I'm considering purchasing a used Bernina 850 machine. Does anyone know anything about this machine? - If it's comparable or not to the Bernina 950. They look similar. I'm guessing that the...
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What color table top? (2023 Update)
Looking to get new sewing cabinet. I am thinking white would be best for working on over my own preference of oak. Any ideas on which is better? Mack
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software for patterns and adjustments
Does any one know of any software - either in a machine or just computer related - that might be used for making or adjusting patterns by putting in measurements and out comes the pattern? What do you...
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Sticky Needle?
I am doing a machine applique project, stitching through freezer paper and temporary basting spray. Of course the needle gets a bit of goo on it. My solution is to just go after every now and then...
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OT: I'm off!
I'm moving to Wales on Tuesday and I'm about to take my PC apart to pack in the car! BF is going to Aberystwyth Uni and I'm moving in with him! Yay! Anyway, I won't have an internet connection but I...
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old Brother owner manual
Hi there, My wife has an old (9-10 years) Brother XL 2022 sewing machine. She can't find the owner/user manual anywhere. Could there be a manual online somewhere? Maybe a .pdf file or whatever? She...
 
Help with machine
I have an 1130 Bernina and I am having terrible trouble with it. Does anyone have experience with this. It ran for 15 years with no trouble at all and all of a sudden it just dies while I am sewing....
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looking for roller blind kit
A quick google search suggests these are way more popular in the UK and australia than in the states. Anyone know a US mail-order supplier, or better still, retail shop in NYC that would have them?...
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Giddyup Sing Along :-)
What a hoot! Click on all the horses from left to right, then right to left...or just one or two at a time. Sing along if you feel so inclined... :-) -- Hugs, Lynn *strip CLOTHES to reply* Homepage:...
 
Thank you, Kate Dicey!
Much as I loved Eowyn's gowns, I doubt I have the time or skill to do anything like that before Halloween. Still, I have in recent years begun to frequent Chiller conventions (think Renaissance...
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going through withdrawl
haven't sewn anything in probably a week...been getting the bedroom finished. I am going through extreme withdrawl here. ARGH!! Ah well, guess there are priorities when you reach 34 2/7 weeks of...
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Beginner Projects
My 4.5 year old dd has become very interested in sewing. She loves to watch me sew, measure etc. She is advanced for her age, and can measure with the tape. What are good sewing projects for kids? I...
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Patching A Pocket, Sewing A Button
Plan to use Sewing Genie to sew a patch on a pocket, to cover a hole (nowhere near the seam). Seems straightforward except that I'll have to undo the original pocket seam, sew the patch, and then...
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Sewing Genie Revisited
Solved the threading problem, thanks for the responses in the Sewing Genie Threading Problem subject. As one response suggested, I was misreading the instructions and threading the eye of the needle...